Do you have a scrambled Rubik's Cube laying around somewhere? Are the mixed colors driving you insane? Have you politely tucked it away and completely avoided it? Do you just want to solve it to calm your mind?
This was literally me and I remember t...
In this chapter I will teach you the notation and Sexy Move.
Before we begin, you need to know the notation. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A CRUCIAL STEP AS I WILL BE WRITING IMPORTANT ALGORITHMS WITH THE LETTERS.
The letters I will use are: U (Up) D (Down) L (Left) R (Right) F (Front) B (Back)
We also have different versions of these.
1. Row: U D L R F B 2. Row: U' D' L' R' F' B' 3. Row: U2 D2 L2 R2 F2 B2 (There are actually more but I don't want to scare u)
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1. row U D L R F B Keep in mind that when it's a "plain" letter, the layer will be rotated 90* CLOCKWISE, like the picture shows.
2. row U' D' L' R' F' B' In the spoken language, we pronounce the little ' as: prime. For instance R' will be pronounced ar prime. The little' means that you have to rOTATE THE LAYER 90* COUNTERCLOCKWISE. (So, the opposite of where the arrows are pointing in the picture).
3. row U2 D2 L2 R2 F2 B2 The "2" means that you will have to rotate the layer 2 TIMES THE WAY YOU WANT. YOU JUST HAVE TO ROTATE IT 2 times!
Try this out for yourself! R U R' U' (Did you notice this on the book cover?)
The algorithm is called "Sexy Move". We will use it a lot so make sure to learn it!
